O.K.: I apologize for the title of the post.... I leave Oregon for Iowa to start a new life adventure in about 12 hours, more or less. Believe it or not, partially due to Patrick Wong asking me about my life goals. Husband is still in Oregon. House and dog still in Oregon. We will see how that works. At any rate, since I don't think they have internet in Iowa, guess this is the last you guys will hear from me for awhile and I gather that may make a lot of folks happy! Take care. Kris
What part of Iowa? I lived in Omaha, Nebraska from 1987-1988, and travelled through Iowa extensively in my work, then. The Iowegians were pretty nice people. They were, however, pretty conservative.
I will be in the Ames area. Actually, I guess I should add that I was working on a contract basis for the federal government for a few years and getting nowhere. Now I will be working for a corporation, we will see where that takes me. Patrick's peptalk was to basically tell me to search for options. This might not be the best, but it looks good at the moment. Anyway, have to attend to a bunch of last-minute details. kris.
Just incase that wasn't a joke....... Almost anyplace can have Internet these days via satellite. The title of your thread, however, might be more true than you think. There are VAST stretches of rural Iowa where all makes of foreign cars are practically non-existent. Some of my in-laws farm in NE Iowa. They have internet. They drive Fords.
That's central Iowa, north of Des Moines. Are you associated with Iowa State University? Des Moines is very conservative; Ames, with the University is NOT as much. It's VERY cold in the Winter. You'll see the vast rolling cornfields. Be sure to take a trip to the Amana Colonies and eat their knackwurst and sauerkraut.
Fair Winds and Following Seas! We'll be here when IA discovers the internet. I feel your pain with the absentee spouse thing. Good Luck with that. Make sure you have some warm clothes!! It's not so much the cold as there's nothing to stop the wind.
The Winters in Central Iowa are really NOT that bad. If you lived on the Oregon Coast you were used to the cold in high humidity, which really feels cold. The DRY cold is different. I remember working all day in 37 degree weather with only a sweat shirt on.
Well.....let's see......20 below zero and snow drifts about 7 feet high. Nope, not too bad........compared to the Arctic maybe.
My cousin, Patrick Palmer, is about an hour away in Hampton, IA in case you need computer help. The Computer Guy | Hampton, IA
